Percy Takes the Plunge: 25 (Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends)

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PEEP! PEEP! Come journey to the Island of Sodor and share in the fun-filled escapades of Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends. See what happens when Sir Topham Hatt sends for Daisy, the "classy, sassy passenger diesel," to help run his railway. Percy is up to his funnel in water and see how Edward finds a way to make Trevor feel useful again.

Quotes Harold: Sorry, Percy. Can't talk. I'm on high alert. Percy: Why? Harold: Bad weather's due. My help's always needed. Mind how you go, Percy. Percy: Pah! As long as I've got rails to run on, I can go anywhere, in any weather, anyhow. [leaves] Goodbye! The fade effect and scene of Percy arriving at Elsbridge with Annie and Clarabel are removed and replaced with a cut and an extended shot of Thomas waiting for Percy. Downer Ending: Percy is fetched out of the water, cold, miserable and in disgrace, and pulled away by a very amused Henry. The description says, "See what happens when Percy ends up to his funnel in water..." but the water only went up to his chin.The last VHS to be captioned by the National Captioning Institute until Spills and Chills and Other Thomas Thrills.

The first time that an engine slides downward to water, the second is the twelfth series episode, Push Me, Pull You. Henry looks up as Percy talks to him instead of at Percy and then to his right side instead of his left before the scene transitions to Thomas. PEEP-PEEP! Come Journey to the Island of Sodor and share in the fun-filled escapades of Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends. Meet Daisy, a "classy sassy passenger diesel," as well as Trevor, the very useful tractor engine. You'll see why Percy's up to his funnel in water, Gordon looks foolish, and Henry is proud, in their adventures through the Island of Sodor. Insane Troll Logic: After Thomas tells Percy not to go past the danger board and recounts his own experience, Percy concludes that the board is wrong because "I can't see a mine". The 1993 Strand Home Video release of the front cover has the Britt Allcroft logo smaller, while the Time-Life edition has the logo larger.

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There is a different scene of the coastal village with the sky being blue and no people being close to the house. Asset Actor: Bill and Ben take the place of the unnamed tank engines from the Other Railway in the original story, likely due to the impracticality and high cost of constructing several single-use engines. They aren't referred to by names, and Henry tells them that "this shed is for the Fat Controller's engines". Tempting Fate: To Henry's credit, he tried to warn Percy not to take large bodies of water lightly, as determination alone, cannot overcome nature. But the cheeky little saddle tank engine is in no mood to listen. Entertainment to Grow Up With* | Two Thomas Adventures* | Thomas' Sodor Stories* | Fun with Thomas | Thomas' Trainyard Adventures* | Starting This Fall on PBS* | Thomas to the Rescue | Quarry Adventures on Sodor | The Story of Thomas and the Jet Engine | Thomas Tries His Best | Thomas' Birthday Sampler | Thomas & Friends 2008 Sampler DVD | Go, Go Thomas! | Thomas' Railway Adventures! | Disappearing Diesels Despite the yellow sun on the original covers saying "Stories as seen on Shining Time Station", the stories Daisy, Percy's Predicament and George Carlin's dub of Saved From Scrap were never seen on said show.

This is the first Thomas VHS to feature stories that were not featured on Shining Time Station or re-narrated by George Carlin for said show.Despite the fact that the water only reached Percy's footplate, he has a water line across his boiler when he meets Thomas at the end of the episode. B-Roll footage from the first series of Thomas on Toby's Old Tramway are used at the beginning of the episode. In the restored version, Bill and Ben's whistles and chuffing sounds are still heard after they leave.

Get Out!: Henry tells Bill and Ben to leave the sheds which are reserved for the Fat Controller's engines. In a rare picture, Edward is wearing his exhausted/anxious face instead of his neutral face when he talks to Percy at Elsbridge, thus the only appearance of the third series. When George Carlin's dub aired on the Shining Time Station episode, Schemer Goes Camping, the last few seconds of the episode were cut.In the original Railway Series story, Percy tells his story to his group of unnamed friends from the Other Railway. In the episode, Bill and Ben take their place due to the impracticality and high cost of constructing several single-use engines.